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No. 19174
二拜禮 號一十月六英港香
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WHITEAWAY'S
ROOSEVELT ANNOUNCES AMERICAN
AID FOR ALLIES AS ITALY
HANDS IN DECLARATIONS OF WAR
By REYNOLDS PACKARD "UNITED PRESS" STAFF CORRESPONDENT
ROME, JUNE 10 (UP)-MUSSOLINI HAS PLUNGED ITALY INTO WAR AS GERMANY'S ALLY WITH THE BOAST TO HIS PEOPLE THAT "BRITAIN AND FRANCE, WHO HAVE TRIED TO KILL ITALY,WILL BE CRUSHED.
In a historic speech from the balcony of the Venice Palace, the Italian dictator carried 45,000,000 people and "ten million bayonets" into European slaughter because, he said, “Italy" has done all that is humanely possible to halt the
'war.'
FORMAL DECLARATIONS
Half-an-hour before Mussolini began his speech, Clano summoned the British and French Ambassadors and handed them the formal declaration of War, signed by King Victor Emanuel.
Italy thus departed from the example set by Germany, which has not yet formally declared war on any nation.
150,000 JAM SQUARE
"Italy, proletarian and fascist, is strong, united and ready as she has never been before," Mussolini shouted to the 150,000 people jammed in the square before his palace.
Italian Entry
JOY IN BERLIN
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
"This gigantic battle is of the poor peoplo against the fierce,▾ rich holders of the world's gold.
"A nation of 45,000,000 people is not really free unies it has free access to oceansi
"We are taking action, in time, against the Democracies who have tried to k Italy.
"We take up arms, to resolve the problems, firstly, of continental frontlers and, secondly, of overseas frontiers.
"The die is cast! Italy does not
simply want to break the chains
BERLIN, June 10 (UP). intend to bring in other people. We
AIRCRAFT CARRIER SUNK
H.M.S: GLORIOUS, the last of the large cruisers built during the World War to be converted into aircraft carriers, taking a heavy sea in the Mediterranean. Glorious was a-sister-ship of
Courageous, which was torpedoed earlier in the war.
German Battleships Off Narvik
-Italy's entry into the wartying us In the Mediterranean. GLORIOUS LOST
have only one order to give-
"We will win!
is received with undisguised win't" joy.
"Italians, take up your arms!"
· London Reaction
IN NAVAL ACTION
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"...
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
CHARLOTTEVILLE, VIRGINA, JUNE 10 (UP).—PRE- SIDENT ROOSEVELT HAS ANNOUNCED THE INTENTION OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE ALLIES ALL ITS RESOURCES IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST TOTALITARIANISM.
US. To Send Her Resources
The President, in the gravest speech an American public has listened to since President Wilson's fateful Declaration of War in 1917, denounced Italy for her entry into the Euro-" pean War.
"The United States," he declared, "will send its resources to the aid of the Allies in their magnificent fight.
"America cannot safely become a lone island in a world dominated by the philosophy of force.
Cannot Remain Isolationist
"
"Such an island may be the dream of those who still talk and vota Isolationists.
“But such an island represents to me, and to the overwhelming majority of......- Americans, a helpless nightmare of people without freedom, people lodged in prison, handcuffed and hungry and fed through the bars day by day by the contemp. tuous masters of other continents.
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Gravo Disquiot CHARLOTTEVILLE, June (Reuter).The promise that United States would extend material resources to the opponents Turn to Page 7, Second Column
GALLANT R.A.F.
Not_Counting Cost In Ceaseless Action PARIS, June 10 (Reuter). --An Air Ministry com- LONDON, June 11 (UP).—It is officially admitted munique issued to-day de- The rash and foolhardy decision by the Admiralty that the £4,200,000 aircraft carrier clares that the Air Force is continuing energetic action
Exultant military circlea claimed that the Allied com- LONDON, June 10 (Reuter).—A} munications north of the Seine Foreign Office announcement of between Paris and Le Havre Mussolini's notification that a state of have been shattered and that the war existed as from one minute past position of the French Army is midnight to-night says: "hopeless."
the German surprise to the people of this country,
of 11 Duce will not have come as a Glorious has, as claimed by the German High Command in the great battle with gal- Ven Ribbentrop, Foreign Minister, broadcast an officia! It has been obvious for many weeks yesterday, been sunk in, a naval battle with the German-lantry and an admirable. statement after Mussolini had mude that he had decided on the side of his speech,
the Germans.
battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. "The irresistible power of the Ger- is equally obvious that a great! man and Italian peoples and the un majority of the Italian people are alterable friendship between the two apposed to this step. great leaders makes victory certain," he declared. ***
Hilier sent a felegram to King) Victor Emmanuel and Ribbentrop the most sent one to Clang.
"Together
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Materialistic Grounds "The Duce's decision was taken on completely materialistic grounds. It is clear that his moves, were inspired purely for gain and] march We shall
that his entry into the war was tuned victory," they said.
There are reports here
that the for the moment when the Allies were Italians have already marched into facing the crest of the German in the French Riviera, but these are vision. doubled.
the
In addition, the following vessels have been lost in the encounter.
The two "Defender" class destroyers Acasta and Ardent, which were escorting the Glorious; The 5,666-ton oil tanker Oil Pioneer';: The 19,840-ton troop transport Orama, formerly of the
Orient Line.
The naval battle occurred shortly after the Allied withdrawal from Narvik, In the course of which the two 28,000-ton Nazl battleships appeared suddenly on the scene.
spirit.
The crews are doing every- thing possible without counting the cost.
Wonderful Achievements The communique adds that over 15 tons of explosives were dropped on the enemy marching columns and tanks while several bridges over tho Olse have been destroyed, brought down. One of our group
Over 30 enemy machiner
wero pursuit planes obtained 12 victories without a single loss of life.
tons of explosives were dropped on
U.S. ARMY TO BE BIGGER
With the exception of the newly- Ínunched· Deutschland, which is not yet commissioned, they are the largest warships in the German WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuter). of Representatives Navy. They have a standard dis-The House placement of, 20,000 tons and were Military Committed to-day authorised launched in 1930. They are armed the legislation increasing the regular with nine 11-in, guns,
army from 200,000 to 400,000.
It was also authorised that the Pre- North Sea Battio
sident, when in Congress and not in LONDON, June 10 (Reuter)-The call Admirely encarcerat mat Session, can enll out territorials for Turn to Page 7, First Column States.
Western Front
ENEMY 25 MILES FROM PARIS Government To Move Archives
By RALPH HEINZEN
UNITED PRESS WAR CORRESPONDENT
·· PARIS, June 10 (UP),.. French Government 'offices have begun moving from Paris.
The roads are clogged with swarms of refugees fleeing to the south" from the massive Passaults led by 4,000 tankı,: which have carried the German blitzkreig to within 25 miles of the capital:
In his broadenst 'to-day, however,
Edgar J. ("Cobber") Kala lalled the French Premier declared that been killed in action. A New Zea- but she is not down, as the first air ace of the war has France may face many difficulties,
lander, he wore around bis nock, attached to his entication tag, a Maori luck charm:"Cobber" is Now Zealand slang for "Pal,"
"COBBER' KILLED
"He doubtless hopes to proft by The German High Command claims what he wrongly anticipates will be that the Germans have advanced an overwhelming German victory.
"Both the British and the French along a 210-mile front, overrunning General Weygand's line everywhere. Governments have made it clear in
The Admiralty states that the crippled in the early fighting off the Military authoriiles here sald Ger- recent weeks to Mussolini that they man troops are now approaching the pre perfectly prepared to examine in total tonnage lost in the encoun- Norwegian const lower Marne-threatening the region trindly consultation the grievances ter was 50,700 tona, where the Allies in the World War which Italy was believed to nourish
Fate Of Crew her position made their successful "last ditch stand, concerning
Mediterranean.
The normal complement of the The reason
can only be that Glorious was 1,318. The fate of the Mussolini calculates that he will be crew has not yet been ascertained, LATEST able to gain more by plunging his Glorious wiɛ sister-ship of the people into the horrors of war, Courageous, sunk by torpedo entiler She was one of the large Ar-tria-aspora, no-first-spoke-offerulsera bull cuting the latter part of NORWEGIAN the events of quite recent history, the World War originally costing These, he said, could be summarised 43119,000, Conversion into an air- ANNOUNCEMENT in the words: Half promises, con craft carrier in 1934 cast an additional
stant threats, blackmail and finally £2,025,000 SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ the LONDON, June 10 (UP)—It la "Mussolini forgot to mention the the Australian run. Of 19,800 tons,
League slege of 32 staten.”
HMS. Óráma was well-known on officially announced by the Nerwe-pgreement between Britain and Italy she was built in 1924 and was taken gian Government, which is now bf April 10, 1938, whereby the Italian over by the Clovemment at the out- domielled in Englanti: "^
Government : acknowledged ́ ́at "the "Our position now a similar to time, that all outstanding differences break of warg
between the two countries werd The Achsia and Ardent of 1,376
SU SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”. weregister?album of the iquidated, the status
Qup in the tons,
LONDON, June 10 (UP)-The Ministry of Information His Majesty King Haakon la mediterranean was recognised, and destroyers of the Eighth Destroyer #King of the Norwegiana,” u dz
that machinery was provided for om which were stationed in The Government has comiting any future disputes Hongkong before the cutbreak of war. announced
"Despite the Imminent danger of a German" frivasion of the pletely, walid backing
None of the vessels sunk are Evidance Concrate
United Kingdom, the British Government and the Beltish nation are: "Norway's 4,600,000 tons of ship. This is conesia; evidence that equipped to fight with battle ingle at the disposal of the nether the Brits people her, the The Chelsea was reported to of the unanimous opinion that all their avaliable forcen should be in
Turn to. Pago 7, Fourth Column have been sunk and the Scharnhorst, directed without delay to the scene of battım.
“that of the Netherlands.
1.
ALL AVAILABLE BRITISH FORCES FOR FRANCE
IN ACTION
Ho amorted that the French ? armies are retreating only slowly. and that the military, posilica la good.
He declared the Allies have always | been ready to negotiate- for peace, In which they have been supported by President Roosevelt, but all their Tefforts have bad no eff
effect. The threat of an- Italiaza - Klinck from the rear have made the hour
darker as General Wayrand's "armlen Bght to stem the Nati tide, the Premier LJ,
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German tank columns are operat ing-south-of-Beauvais-and-others-are reported to have smashed through Normandy to Selninferieur, to the northwest of Paris.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”! "LONDON, June 10 (UF*)m -Edgar James "Cobber" Kain, the war's greatest ace, has crashed to a flaming Heavy German columns are alm death after ending, 40-attacking on the Tardenois pistoau' and threaten to flank Soissons and. Rheims.
German planes to destruc- tion in eight months, as a
combat pliot.
He was 22 years old, 6 feet tall)| and a famous rugby player. Ho died on the western front in an accident.OTAS
No Secret Session Of Parliament
'LONDON, June :-10--(Reuter Jam Reuter understands that in view of Hia paranta were enroute from the latest developmentà ing the wir New Zealand to attend him wood, mlaation, and particularly in view of Italy's entry into the war, there will to Miss Toyed Phillip besano erat passion in Parliament 10-
month.
morrow.